Myst: Yep, I decided to post a new story. Couldn't help it. I don't own Disney. Just the OCs. If you see a mistake of any kind, grammar or character info, let me know. Hope you enjoy and review.

The Lucky Sorcerers

Chapter 1: Beginnings

In a faraway land, there was a majestic castle surrounded by a marble wall with many towers. One tower, in particular, was very unique than the others, with a blue shade to it and stars and moons in the pattern. This tower belonged to Master Yen Sid, a great wizard of awesome power. It was he who tutored the king of Disney Castle and Toontown, Mickey Mouse to do and control his magic, even though the former apprentice did get into mischief now and then.

After Mickey passed his exam and much later became king, Yen Sid took a new apprentice. Two, actually. Who are they? Well, that is where our story begins.

In another tower much smaller than the blue one, in the topmost room rests a young teenager sleeping in a four-poster bed. Her curly, cinnamon brown hair obscured her face in a jumbled mess. Her small frame moved slightly as she breathed evenly. One arm dangled off the bed, showing a smooth hand with nails painted a cherry pink. Around her wrist she wore a bracelet with many charms that sparkled when the sunlight hit it. The girl was in a tranquil cloud of peace.

Then it was shattered when the door slammed open, followed by a cheerful voice.

"Up and at 'em, Sleeping Beauty!

She shot up, falling off the bed in the process. "Ha!"

The rabbit in the doorway winced as he heard the thud caused by the girl connecting with the floor. He was a short little fella, with black and white fur. His wardrobe consisted of a sky-blue robe with a red, rope-like belt around the middle. He was barefooted and his feet stuck out from the bottom of his robe. His long ears scrunched up a bit before they straightened out. "Oops."

"Oswald!" She sat up, her hair serving as a curtain. "You promised not to do that anymore."

The rabbit shrugged hands held up helplessly. "Sorry, Rowena. At least I didn't bring Pluto this time."

Rowena pushed her hair out of her face, showing her hazel eyes and stood up. "What time is it?"

"Time to get ready for the day!" Oswald hopped over to the window, throwing the curtains aside. Rowena recoiled as the sunlight filtered in, lighting up the mauve walls and blue rug. "Today's the day of the Festival of Stars."

Rowena's face lit up with the mention of the event. "That's right, I remember now." She quickly fixed her bed, fluffing the pillow and smoothing the blanket out. She knew that the servants could've taken care of this, but she doesn't mind doing it. Actually, she felt like she needed to do it. It was one of the things she felt she could still do that she did in her old life. Before Yen Sid made her an apprentice, she was just an assistant to a performer called Voodoo Mama Juju and lived in a house wagon. They didn't earn much, but enough to get food on the table. When they came to Toontown, Rowena somehow conjured up a dozen of doves to appear out of thin air during the show that wasn't intended to happen. Then other strange stuff starting happening like objects disappearing and reappearing in odd places, a bird transforming into a tiger, and even Mama Juju levitating in the air, panicking. And it was all caused by her.

Fortunately, nobody got seriously injured, except Rowena's guardian when she landed in an awning and sprained her ankle. The tiger got turned back into a bird, thanks for a magician who heard the commotion and raced over. That same magician was the court magician of Disney Castle and brought her forth to the king and Master Yen Sid. Now her she was, two years later. Living in a castle and learning magic, mostly to control it.

Rowena walked over and went behind a change-screen. "That's at sunset, right?"

Oswald nodded even though she couldn't see him. "Yep. As it is every year. So I'm told."

The Festival of the Stars is the anniversary of the castle's construction finish decades ago. Also it was a celebration of happiness and peace the people experienced in times of peace which seemed like most of the times as nothing bad as happened for years. Rowena remembered that first year she was here for that; that's where she met Oswald. Actually, that was the first time anyone in the Kingdom met Oswald, besides the King and Master Yen Sid.

Before he came here, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was living in a place called Wasteland, ruling it as his own kingdom. But it was a dark place since the Thinner Disaster and the Blot tried to destroy the place and escaped to the other world beyond the mirror. The creature even dragged Mickey into the world and tried to take his own heart to do his evil bidding. But it failed when the two joined forces and defeated the Blot, restoring Wasteland what it was meant to be and Oswald's lost love, Ortensia. And over time, Mickey and Oswald became friends, until finally, they were brothers.

That's right. They're related. True, full-blooded brothers.

Err…half-brothers, actually.

Anyway, it was announced then to all at that party and what a party it was. At the end, it was also announced by Master Yen Sid that he was taking Oswald as an apprentice to learn magic, same as her. And they were friends ever since. This celebration would be the second one she's been to.

Oswald jumped and landed in a green bean chair, sitting on it. "I heard from my little brother that Dr. Ludwig Von Drake cooked up a real surprise for the celebration. Something to do with lights and colors. Probably a firework display with a laser firing them off, I don't know."

Rowena step out from the change-screen, dressed in an outfit similar to the rabbit's, only violet with a brown belt. "Well, let's just hope he doesn't accidently light someone on fire, again," she said, braiding her hair into a single plait.

Oswald chuckled at the memory, hopping up and following Rowena out the room. "Donald was really running like a manic with his tail smoking behind him."

She flipped the now finished braid behind her. "I'll admit, it was funny. More so when Goofy tried to put it out with that fire extinguisher."

They laughed quietly as they walked down the stairs and towards the banquet hall for breakfast.

Meanwhile, employees of the castle and volunteers were setting up for the party at dusk, putting up picnic tables and paper lanterns and such. Unbeknownst to anyone, a group of thieves were planning to take advantage of the celebration to sneak into the castle right outside its walls obscured in shadows. One was a well-known adversary of King Mickey. A big, mean-spirited cat named Pete who caused trouble time and time again for the kingdom. With him were the Beagle Boys, a trio of burglars with the same IQ as Pete, maybe a fraction more so. They were peeking through a hole at the base of the wall big enough to allow all four to see into the courtyard.

Pete rubbed his hands together, straightening up. "He he, with thems so busy with the party, getting' in will be a snap." He snapped his fingers at the word. "All right, boys. Ya remember the plan, right?"

"We go in and burn up the castle," said the smallest one. He and the other two brought out lit torches seemingly out of nowhere from behind their backs. Pete frowned.

"No, I said sneak in and search the castle, ya nitwits!" With that, Pete whacked the torches out of their hands and stomped them out. "Geez-a-wheeze, can't ya lot hear right? We want to find something that could help us take over the kingdom!"

"What makes you think it'll work this time?" One of them questioned arms out.

"Because you have me to help you this time."

Pete and the Beagle Boys turned around to see a cloak-hooded figure appeared from the shadows, leaning against the wall of the back of a building.

"About time ya got here," Pete complained. "We've been out here for hours now, and so far we got nothin' on how we're getting' in there." He jerked a thump behind him the wall, indicating the castle. The figure merely pushed off from the wall and calmly walked up to them.

"It won't be hard to get in. That's the least of our worries."

"What's the worst of them?"

He flicked off non-existing lint from his arm. "Getting into Yen Sid's tower."

The tallest of the brothers raised his hand. "Why Yen Sid's tower? Why not just head for the treasure room?"

"Or the king's chambers?" Another asked.

The figured sneered under his hood. "Because they are secrets in there more valuable than gold. The treasure room will be guarded, same as the king's chambers. But no one will be watching the tower. There is only the matter of getting pass the enchantments."

"I thought ya said it wouldn't be guarded," Pete argued.

"I said it wouldn't be guarded, but I didn't say it wouldn't be left unprotected." He turned his graze to the top of the wall. "Fortunately though, an old friend of mine lives in the castle. With the right persuasion, I can get her to deactivate the barrier long enough for us to enter the tower and steal the book."

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